Nall-NJ-1764
Run-away Advertisment
(typed as written)....
"Runaway from William Nalls, near Princeton, in east
New-Jersy; a servant man named THOMAS OSBURN, alias THOMAS
HARDBURN, about 21 or 22 years of age, thick built, smooth
face, brown complexion, wears his own hair and talks pretty
thick: had on when he went away a brown short double
breasted coat, blue under jacket, buckskin breeches, with
brass buckles in his shoes, and an old felt hatt; he took
with him, a small parcel of silk handkerchiefs which it is
supposed he will offer to sale.
Whoever takes up the said servant and secures him in any of
his majesty's goals, or brings him to his said master, or to
Mr George Campbell at Princeton, shll have a reward of Five
Pounds paid by.... George Campbell....All persons are forbid
to harbour or carry him off at their peril. All well
disposed persons are requested to cut out this advertisement
and put it up at the most public places"
SOURCE:
New Jersey Archives 1st Serices, Vol XXIV
GEN929.3749 DOC1761-1765
New Jersey Colonial Documents 1764
Newspaper Extracts.
Contributed by: silb@flash.net "Patricia Nall Silbaugh"